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A few shots from the weekend. The fourth CF was held in three days of good weather and visitors were treated to a spectacular sight, seven full scale Triplanes making up 'Jasta 11' were seen in the air for the first time since WW1.
An added attraction was the Aviation Heritage Centre which was only partially built when the last show was on in 2005. A genuine Caproni Ca.22 and a lot of memorabilia from Richthofen, Rickenbacker etc. was installed a few days before the event.

hi dave
the pics look great,the se5a,pfalz and fokker dVii look awesome. and could stuart tantrum ear a longer scarf
paul

Great shots, Dave. More, more
What's the deal in the Waco glider??

bill word

Thanks for sharing picturees with those of us who don't make it down that way.

Bill

The Waco was built by volunteers for the D-Day set. This years theme was aviation and the movies. There was also a Horsa glider strapped to the side of a vehicle that rolled out on the airfield a bit further away from the crowd line.
The Caproni Ca.22 is the only surviving original I believe. Built in 1913 it was stored in a castle owned by the Caproni family. We put the wings and centre section together last Wednesday to get it ready for display, quite remarkabale condition for a 94 yr old aircraft.
I didn't get to many more shots as I only managed to sneak away from the CW trade tent a few times.

Dave

Magnificent. Love the tripes, and I didn't know there was a Dragonfly back in the air.

August

Sweet Jeebus, that's spectacular. All those Triplanes in authentic colors and markings... just so amazing.

Were all these constructed from the same plans or kit, or do you know? And what powers them?

Lynn (with visions of a 1/1 scale model dancing in his head)

Nice. I just wish the organizers had made an effort to get some Dr.1s for the show...

Seriously, just how many WW1 aircraft do you guys have at Omaka?

Jim

some video:

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/video_popup_windows_skin/1052237

Interesting that the story seems to be the same for this one as well, a Ca.20:

http://www.museumofflight.org/Collection/Aircraft.asp?RecordKey=7A5379CF-8257-4B13-AAFE-355856B8DB6C

I wonder how many aircraft were at that location?

Beautiful pics Dave...thanks for sharing them!

John

Tripes are powered by Warner Scarabs, I am unsure if they are built from the same plans, as they were constructed both in the US and in NZ.
Counting the static aircraft there would be around 30-35 full scale WW1 aircraft here, and several more are being constructed, such as Be.2s which are being made using the original PJ has as a template.

Dave

Are there any real Horsa gliders left?

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Chris Henry
EAA Aviation Museum Manager

Dave,
Are Javier's Fokker/Pfalz just there for the show, or are they staying in NZ?

They are here to stay. The second, more accurate Pfalz is also here, but stayed in the museum. The first time both aircraft have been on the same airfield since the filming of the Blue Max in 1966!

Dave